The Fortieth Meeting of the Executive Committee decided:
(a) to note with appreciation the 2003-2005 business plan letters submitted by the Governments of Spain, Switzerland and the United States of America and the amendments to the 2003-2005 business plans of Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary and Sweden as contained in UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/11, Add.1 and Add.2/Rev.1, the business plan submitted by Japan immediately preceding the 40th Meeting of the Executive Committee and summarized orally by the representative of Japan at the Executive Committee Meeting, as well as the information that a business plan letter would shortly be received from Austria;
(b) to request contributing Parties that had indicated their interest in undertaking bilateral projects during the triennium but had not submitted specific information with regard to such projects to do so as soon as possible and at a minimum to submit business plans prior to the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee, indicating, to the extent practicable, the following information:
(i) the projects planned to be submitted during the triennium;
(ii) the estimated value of each planned project; and
(iii) the phase-out associated with each planned project, where applicable;
(c) to urge contributing Parties to prioritize, for inclusion in their three-year business plans, projects required for countries to comply with impending Montreal Protocol control measures, using as a basis the three-year phase-out plan of the Multilateral Fund.
(UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/50, Decision 40/6, para. 36).
(Supporting document: UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/40/11, Add.1 and Add.2/Rev.1).